T. Gorton said "I summarize by saying how anyone could say that a person who "has substantially, significantly, or materially violated the requirements" of this law should somehow or another not even receive so much as a tap on the wrist and should be allowed to go on doing in the future what that person has done in the past, is beyond my understanding. I am sorry this is not in the bill. I don't think the excuses of its opponents and the House conferees are adequate in the slightest, but I do know that the chairman and the ranking minority member sympathize with me on this and will support us as we continue on a crusade for honesty and straightforward dealing and using this money for the purposes for which it was intended." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 9, 1997

I summarize by saying how anyone could say that a person who "has substantially, significantly, or materially violated the requirements" of this law should somehow or another not even receive so much as a tap on the wrist and should be allowed to go on doing in the future what that person has done in the past, is beyond my understanding. I am sorry this is not in the bill. I don't think the excuses of its opponents and the House conferees are adequate in the slightest, but I do know that the chairman and the ranking minority member sympathize with me on this and will support us as we continue on a crusade for honesty and straightforward dealing and using this money for the purposes for which it was intended.

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T. Gorton

Republican · Washington

Source

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing accountability measures in housing legislation.

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